How JustJack started their logo design journey

Summary

Software startup needs your talent to create a compelling logo! Help us get started on the right foot with a professional look and feel. Your logo will hopefully be used for both web and business card purposes.

Please view the description for more info and requirements.

Company name

Migration Mentors

What inspires you and how do you envision the design for your business?

MM is a new software company that helps move (migrate) people from their big expensive old IBM mainframes to affordable Windows-based servers. They save money and move into the future, in one fell swoop. We provide consulting and software to facilitate the process.

Our typical customer is a CIO or CTO for a fortune 1000 company, so a little stuffy/stodgy. But at MM, we like to have fun. For example, I was thinking of putting a picture of me dressed up like a pirate for my Bio (probably not a great idea). But, fun is good!

Our customers are looking to save money (mainframes are expensive), and their COBOL programmers are getting old and retiring. We help them over the hump. Customer service is very important to us.

One idea would be to use some sort of wings for the M's in Migration Mentors, the wings evoking the image of geese migrating. Perhaps even a cartoon goose? Obviously just random ideas from a wardrobe challenged geek, so take it with a grain of salt. Variations on that or totally new ideas are welcome.

Wants

- Taglines are appreciated but not required. "leading you into the future"?
- Winning solution will need to be provided in photoshop and/or illustrator format
- This is my first contest so bear with me if I'm not giving you enough info - and let me know so that I can do better